Wādī Shuqayr

Wādī Shuqayr is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī Shuqayr is situated nearby to the village Rammun, as well as near Deir Dibwan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amona and Khirbet el-Maqatir.

Amona

Ruins

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Amona was an Israeli outpost in the central West Bank. Located on a hill overlooking Ofra within the municipal boundaries of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, the village was founded in 1995 on privately owned Palestinian land. Amona is situated 3 km north of Wādī Shuqayr.

Khirbet el-Maqatir

Archaeological site

Khirbet el-Maqatir is an archaeological site located in the central West Bank, between Deir Dibwan and Beitin. Occupation began with a fortified settlement in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, followed by an Iron Age highland village. Khirbet el-Maqatir is situated 3½ km west of Wādī Shuqayr.

Burj Beitin

Archaeological site

Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.

Burj Beitin is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km west of Wādī Shuqayr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rammun and Deir Dibwan.

Rammun

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rammun is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located twelve kilometers east of Ramallah and three kilometers south of Taybeh.

Deir Dibwan

Village

Photo: Dibwnay24, Public domain.

Deir Dibwan is a Palestinian city in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank east of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the town had a population of 4,169 inhabitants in 2017.

Taybeh

Village

Photo: Sicherlich, CC BY 3.0.

Taybeh is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, 15 kilometers northeast of Jerusalem and 12 kilometers northeast of Ramallah, in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of Palestine. Taybeh is situated 3½ km northeast of Wādī Shuqayr.

Wādī Shuqayr

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wādī Shugeir” and “Wadi Shuqayr”
Category: body of water
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.9258° or 31° 55′ 33″ north

Longitude

35.28232° or 35° 16′ 56″ east

Elevation

637 metres (2,090 feet)

Open location code

8G3QW7GJ+8W

GeoNames ID

281809

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